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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:24:01 -0600
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 32 or 64 bits, CFLAGS and kernel settings ?
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walt wrote:
> On 12/27/2010 09:27 AM, Dale wrote:
>
>> I went with 64 bit and used a miltilib profile. So far, everything is 
>> working fine.
>
> Dale, don't wait -- go buy a hundred lottery tickets before your luck 
> runs out :)
>
>

Why?  Going with multilib means I can run either 32 or 64 bit code if 
needed.  What's the point of buying a nice CPU if you are not going to 
use it?  If I was going to run 32 bit, I should have stuck with my old rig.

Please explain why this is not going to work long term?

Dale

:-)  :-)